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COUlUIBlt.
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Published once a week at Five Dollars per annum payable in all cases in advance.
Vol. IT.
BRAZORTA (TEXAS) TUESDAY AUGUST 11 1840.
No. 26.
BRAZOS COURIER
This paper is printed and published every
Tn.'v'.iy by Fi. I. U'kiu ut livcj dollars
.r nullum in advance.
V Ivrtise netits inserted it two dollars per
fq'iire often lines fort lie first insertion and
ono dollar for each continuance Longer
o:i"i in proportion. Xo advcrtNement con.
si lore I less than u square; und should the
ii-i n'i"T ot iusortioniiot lie endorsed on the
nrmu'cript they will he continued nnlil
otherwise directed and charged accordingly.
""j-Circular' Cards Obituary Ktiliifies
mnoiincinj; Candidate-. or any publication
a U- inr.int; nrivate interest charged as ud-
. ji.i- mull.-. I
VVrticlesof a neronnl nature willhej
enrrno louoie me usual price 01 ativer-ji-.etncnt.
V-IS 'Vor'r. .fee to be paid for when
he work is done.
'"-'rTi'va mnnev rereived ut thi office at
he ii-iialii-scfniiit onlv.
"lJlT-l.ett'riMddn5pi to the editor (post
p.lld) will meet with prompt attention.
:tions by placing posts in the ground I lion or nnv part that may be directed to J '"e general l.ind office of all applica- for that p.irpose and at t.io end ot th
i half liiile distance from said corner ' he sold by the the commissioner of the "ns made and all certificates issued; i session shall return all the books h
section
at
po-ts on the lines between said cornor j general land office by quurter sections
posls: and all the said range township ' und shall sell the name to the highest
and section lines shall be distinctly ' bidder for cash nnd shall execute to the
marked by blazing said lines on thp ' purchaser certificates of the section
trees situated on lines fore and aft it in I township nnd range provided that no
the timber and a sufficient number off portion of said land shall be knocked
the trees quartering on the course of
said lines should run through the praj.
ne then said lines shall be marked by
throwing up mounds on tbo said lines
a quarter of a mile distance from each
other of the height of two feet and of
the ciicumfeience of fwo teot.
Sec. V. Be it further enacted That
thorc shall be elected by the two Hou-
ses of Congress a Surveyor-General
for said territory who shall have power
to appoint as many deputy surevors as
and upon the presentation of the certi
gate of the register and receiver (if said
certificate should correspond with the
return of the register) it shall ;be the
duty of the President und commissioner
th
r
inav have received and fur which h
shall be duly credited by the clerk u
secretary; und in case of his failure O
return 'any book or book there shall
bo deducted from his account ny ins
pticnnt provided iio land shall he 'ii-
tqred under the provisions of this act
down to anv purchaser at a less price
than ono dollar and twentjvfive cents plication and certificate to the said sip.
per acre. He shall rcceivo all moneys
accruing from '.ho sale of said land"
nnd p;u them over to the Secretary of
the Treasury or his order; Jio shall
keep a book in which shall be recorded
all the moneys received and paid out by
him und for what narticular sections
or fractions of sections the said services
(moneys) wprc received; he .hall re- i
port regularly to the Treasury Depart-
ment the situation ami amount pt mo-
niul be shall receive .
on oil the moneys re
of the general land office to issue pa- Auditqr double the amount of the co.t
lenis ior me. ianu uexenuen in sam ap-
of prinliii" and binding such book o
books; which amount shall stand l in
credit of said cheif clerk or secret.? v.
in the tiditor's otlic upon proo. be
until sixty dnvs after the meeting of the given him that such book or books are
next annual Congress. i missin".
Sec. 12. He it further enacted That i Sec."3 4. r0 it furthr enacted fin'
each and every officer created bv this fro and alter the passage of thi- . '
act shall take 'an onth for the faithful ' the chief clerk of the lions' of "enre
performauco of the duties of their of- s.uitatives shall hold his oTice for 0 e
vcar from and after his election. II
AGENTS TOR THE COURIER.
Velnsco II. X. Vr.rorr Esq.
Columbia . 5'xnKitwooi) Esq.
-Matagorda G. W. Wakb Esq.
Richmond J. Lkvimiisg
Houston G. S r:'iiHi.i:Kii:M
Austin Citv A. RrssKi.t. cfc Co.
Laws of the Republic
BV AUTirOKITY.
in the boundaries designated in the
treatv of the twenty-third dav of Febru-
AX ACT
To sectionizo and sell the lands former.
lv reserved for and occupied by the
''herokec Indians.
Sec. 1. He it enacted bv the Senate
nnd House of Representatives of the
Republic of Texts in Congress asem-
bled That nil lhat portion of tin. Rc
public formeriv reserved for and occti- ctirily in the sum of one hundred thous
pied by the Cherokee Indians included j anddols.rondiiioned for the faithful per.
tormance ot tr.s duties and made paya-
ble to the President of iho Republic of
. - - . ' ri. i .....
aiy I93(. between Ihe commissioners ie.asor ins successors in cincc wljich
appoinled by the Provisional Govern- bond shall be deposited in thy offic.e ot
mem of Texas in 13:?5 and the chief of '-he commissioner of the general land
the Cherokees fc their associate bands office; he -hall receive 3s a compeusn-
embracing that portion of country lying ' "on for his services the sum of two
between the NcUics and Angelina and thousand five h;mdied dollars annually
between the Angelina and Sahino ri- and he shall re'jirn a copy of the map
vers and hounded on the south by the """ the refolds of his office; and he
line run bv Alexander fiorton oomniis- -I1.1N ;i-iii V) oac!i deputy the work
.mner on the part of the Republic in required by him to be done cither in
l"a"l"5 be sectionized and sold 111 the ranging secticnizing or town hipping
manner herein after provided. 1 See. 7. He it further en.ictcd. That
Sec. 2. He it further enacted That each of the lioputv smvevors appointed
there shall be a base line extended ent as herein ptouded for sha'l before en- I
may he necessary io complate the rr.ng-
iv lownshipping and sectioui'iig of I noys in hi hand-
siiid territory 11s before nruvided bn one half per cent.
j t 1 1 1 - - . in
shall examine the returns and woik of j -eiveI by him ua a compensation for . surf quarterly all
each one of the deputies; he shai from his st rvu-es. j or :i' b.ive beep.
the return of the survess niude by the
deputy surveyors rnal.e out a map of
the whole territory so surveyed and rr
tt rn the sunie to the commissioner of
the general land office; he shall from
tune to It ue? report progress mede in
surveying and spctionii'.i.'ii; of siid ter-
i.inrv in the .commissioner of the gens
oral land ciiicu; he t-hall keep a record
of 1'je retunjs of all the work done and
surveys made by the deputy .urveor.i;
which hook shall at all times be open for
inspection; he shall adiiitsiiert!:c oath
of office to the deputy surveyors; he shall
obey all iinlructions consistent with
law. from commissioner of the general
land office and .see that said instructions
are obeyed by his deputies; he shall
before enterjtig on the dutiep of his of.
lice enter into bond with approved se-
fice previous to entering upon the du-
ties. Sec. :$. Pie it further enacted That
it shall be the duty of the receiver to
pay over to the Secretary of the Treu-
moneys that may be.
received i.y him on
shall liav charge of all the papers o
the House and shall faithfully preserv
the same: he shall after the adjojrn-
menl of each session copy the pi iru 1 &
of such session m a we!I-i)Jiiud In.x.
he shall record and file all the p.ipur
Sec. 9. He it further enacted That account of the sales or entry of lands ofs'ich session in propedv arrange I
the register of said laud office shall as- j provided for by this act. packages with appropriate labels: h :
sist the ruceiveriu sale of said land he Sec. 11. He it further enacted That shall give bond with good and approv.
shall keep recorded ;n 11 book to be kept i nothing but gold and silver the promis. j cd security payable to the President o
for that purpose correct copies of all : sor" ""'cs of this Government ami I the Renublic in the sum of ten toons
tha certificates i-ssued bv t'ho register j VlY a"1 nI! audited drafts against tin? ' and dollars conditioned for the faithful
ami receiver and shall make monthly 1 """"" ""' c received in piy- perlormance ot his duty am preserve -
returns of the same to the commission- ' Il"-'nl los ''nus purcliaseU or qnlered tiou
ol the papers and record m '-n
er of the ganer.il laud ollice; he shall j pursuant to the provisions ot this act; charge; and shall receive the same --i
kern recorded in a book all tU binds nnd hhoiild any person become the pur- bry that the chief clerks of den ft
disposed of at public sale thos.d ail'ered 1 chaser of any iands sold under the pro. ments receive which salary sh ill tou
for sale those which have not brought 1 ''" ' i aci imu 1.111 or reiuse to
the minimum iricc and those which ! mkr payment for the same on tiio day
have not bean offered for sale: he shall " "'"'ch hi or she became purchaser
receive from the Survevor-Gennral all ' !'e "lu:J " offanil not paid for shall
the returns of the different surveys
oe scdu on the day following; and the
purchaser at the second sale of such
lands shall be required to pay one
mence at the first of each session
''ongress.
DVVID S. KUJF.fYV
Speaker of the House of Ite-u's.
DAV1U G. HUItNKT
presid't of the Senate
Vpprcved February rth I'jIO.
MUIAIIEU H. LA.3IA.R.
A ACT
To incorporate the Trut?csof thp Un-
inn Academy in the county of Wash-
msitou.
Sec. 1. He it enacted by the Senate
and House of Renresentatives of the
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-oin a iniru r lourtii time as required Republic of Peva. in Congress assem-
for a .seeonc sale; and any per on or eif -jmt Ephraun Roddy U'm. Lock-
nating in said advprti-ement the num- l1'"" -. i.iuiug 10 make .i.iyir.eni .is ri . ' riilge Jes 15. tkinson James G.
her of sections fractions cf sections 'V'lred by this act fr any I mil pur. t Swisher S:e-.!ien !1. Itobprts Sam. :
townships and ranges of the land so ad Z-p' purm.int to its provisions sh.i' priwu H. Chris .ian Isom G. Belcher
vcrtised: he shall keep a record of all "(t le -H-'-ved to bid f.irauv lands s'j-u j nn .Jnhu- Flo-e; he and they are
:he patents issued for siid lands by the 'u"r."i- tc conlmu;.nre of tin; sa.es at hereby con-tiMi'ed a bo-iy enrpo-ate
made and record the same; and lies
shall keen in this ollico a man. exhibi
ting thyse hinds which have been ds- rl" '" the tiinount of purchase mc
posed of and those lands which have j le.v s'" d he shall hecoin.- the
not been disposed of; and in conpinction ! purchaser thereof and the rem tinder
with the receiver under the direction 's!l'11 "-' P'1' during Ike same diy; and
of'the commissioner of tho-jener.il lan-i "' tllc ovo"t d a f.iilurr to make p.iv-
oflice be shall advertisc'in the prtnei- me a? nerein required Ihe one fcurth J
pai newspapers ol the Republic for the Part rrJ the purchase nnney deposited
snacn of mv months and a iwst two ' """ " mneiicu aim Hie land
newspapers in the United Slates the
ti;rte and place of the land sajes desig.
again
criinmissionftriifllio irenern! I.iod nffiee: ' "UlCll sue!: tllures v.is made.
. - ' 1
ririrl ht. h.ill riii'tm1!. ;ic ;i inittit.iitk.i. Ot'C
l"). Beit further eu icted That te (j; ci.
and politic undu- tho iri'm r.n.1 s;.!eif
Ik J IX Lllllll'..si-
i i ti 1 . . . . . . : -
tion for Ins services' the sum of two "" "'"'l tticrt to laud situated in s.ud nmj i0
tlie
m . c ip.ioie of siienig
sued p'eudi'i r ami being nn-
thousand d.lars annu;liv. territory previous to the lir-t riiy ol pe.ide.l of h.1 ling property real ant
Sec. IP. Be it further enacted. That 1 irc1 (no thoiisiud ught bun Ire.i and ; 0rsor..il or mive.l. of seitinr. alien u
ni.d west from the most northern point 1 teving upon the duties of his -jtljce en- it -hall be (no dutvnf the cominissioner ! wel'lv-twosn.iil be exempted trntn the ' tnr and cnnveviug the sa.ni at p'e.i-
on the southern boundary of the same; lr into bond pavuble to the President 1 of the general land office so soon as pionsioiw ot tins act. ltre an ;f .joing and nerforirjing all
to the north of said line at the distance and his suree.s-o-s in office i;i the sum
of eighteen miles from the same and oftw entv -five thousand dollar: with ap-
from each other there shall he parallel ! proved security conditioner; for the
lines run throughout the said territory I faithful performance of the duimsof his
Jo be called standard lines; there shall
aleo he linos at six miles distance from
each other to be called township lines.
Sec. a. Be it further enarted. That
there shall be a line run through paid
territory as near as may be at its grea-
test latitude from north to south to be
called the meridian line; tothecajtand
office; Jie shall lay otT the portions of
said territory assigned him by the Surveyor-Genera!
in sections rnnges or
townships as (he cae may be as here
in before provided for; he shall obey
ull instructions from the Surveor-Ge-
tho smd territory is surveyed as herein
provided for to order the advertise-
ments end sale of s.iid lands as herein
provided; he shall fj.un time to lime
DAVU) S. KYKRIAN'.
Speakprnfihe House of Repi'.s.
DAVID G. lU'IlNKT
P- ...u.t ri. j.i . i ii
j-iu .111 ii tut; orjii.iLL; IVODM
furnish the Survevor-'.eneral such in. I Approved t-eb. ls 14').
structions a? will advance the interest 1 AJIRAUE.YlI B. LlAR
si f !.. F?nrfllill nrf Mlitiminclnnt (!. -
LH HIV HWl'liUM''! IIHI (ltiill.-s ia CI1L H I III
things v.-Sn (soever that they may dm
beneficial to s-u 1 institution not contra
r to the constitution and laws of tir-s
provi led the rd-il and per-
law. lie snail receive the returns ol
the Survcyor-General and register and
record the same; and upon the piesens
tatinn of the certificate of the register
and receiver (if upon the return of the
legister the certificate should corres
1 AN ACT
r Regulating the distributions of ike Law:
and
Sec.
2a Is.
I. Be it enacted by the Senate
neral; he shall make meps of the town-
ships and ranges by him surveved and
west of which nt tlin disfnnpp rF siv return the snrre. tnnrnflinr with :i eerti
miles and parallel to the same there fied copy of ail his work to the Survey- pond with said return) it shall he hi
shall be rauj'e lines run so as 10 devidn . or-Grnernl: and he shall receive as a dutv. in conmnctinn with the President
the whole of said territory into toy n- compensation for his labor the sum of of the Republic to issue a patent for the (or on'! bundled and fifty volumes of
sr.ips of six miles square and fractional ! three dollars par money for ench mile 1 land embraced in said certificate to the I nc ordinances and Decrees ot the Gen-
townships; which townships shall be di- by him actually surveyed; he shall ads I grantee of said certificate; it shall be the j eial Cou in and the laws of the lie-
to the chains ' President's dutv to order the register "'"-. "- " i'"i:3iiu wun a gen
eral indev to the law in one
1 - . . -----.... . . . r v u
north and
each other
emanate iro
made on th
rme mile distant from each other; there ' Sec. . Be. i.' further pnnrfer? Thnl or nv nnrtinn thereof aiwD it should me hundred Volumes e.ich. of tho
j sniiat e!;iie acquired by siid corp r.
tion alia'l not at any time exceed
twoiji" toons mo noiiar- ;n v.uu.
Sec. 2. Beit furilieretncted That
this charter and privilege sh.ill extsu.i
to the said Trustees anJ their snere-j.
sors 111 ollice so long as trscv conliae
snuare. bv ruuninn- lines ! carriers markers nnd others emoloved ' and receiver to advertise ind sell such'
south one mile distant from ' by him and in conjunction with two of land as he may think advisable embra- ' ol ''0 Gritinatices and Decrees of the
; which section lines shall the chain-carriers or markers shall ced within tenitory. 'statu nt I. oatnuM anil I e.vas al-o one
m and terminate at corners ' fign officially all of his returns to the Sec. 11. Be it further enacted That '"'mired volumes ot me Journals of
estandardandtownshin lines; Surveyor Geneial. if. after the advertisement of said land. I Consultation and General Council; also.
or any portion thereof (and) 11 should
be elected by the two Houses of Con- entrv in the following manner: the per
gross to be commissioned by the Presi-' son applying to enter such vacant and
dent in addition to the Surveyor-Gen- unsold land shall make written applica-
eral one register and one receiver of- tion to the register of tho land office
said land office who shall keep their specifying in said application the nums
office at said land office and the said 1 her ol iuch section if a whole section
receiver shall enter into bond with ap ' or the particular fraction of said section
surveyors shall also nidtii the quarter I the land in said territory at 4ub c atic
proved security in the 6iim of five hun-
dred thousand dollars payable to tjie
President or his successors in office
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the duties of his office; which said
bond shall be void on the first recovery
but may be put in suit from time to time
until the whole amount is. recovered.
Said bond shall be deposited with the
Secretary of the Treasury; and cerii
fied copies of which attested by -rthe
Secretary of the Treasury with the seal
ofthe Treason Deparlmeni shall be tes-
timoney in any court of competent ju.
risdiction in this Republic. Said re.
ceiver in conjunction with the register
shall when directed by the I mmis-
a.uuer ui mu general ianu III ' one
tl a fraction of a section together with
.he number of the rango and township
which application shall be recorded in
a book to be. kept for that purpose and
shall give to the applicant a certificate
of such application; which certificate
wnen presented to the receiver by the
appl'C.witund when th.- minimum price
as established by this act is paid en the
land embraced in the said certificate
the receiver shall receipt for the same
and record the certificate and receipt in
a book to be kept lot that purpose and
the receiver end register shall there
upon make out a certificate ofthe same
to the commissioner of the general land
office; and iho register shall keep 11
record ot all such certificates nnd shall
i of Representatives and the Se- ! at any time bo imre than fifieen.
:y ofthe Senate shall upon ap-I ' DAVID S. KAUF'.HY.
..1: .:. . .1 1 .- . " . . . .
pticuiiuu 10 inu ueparimeni 01 slate re.
ceivo one bound cupyofeacli work for
shall be corners made on all the lines ! there shall be established nt Bowles' be offered for public s-ile and not bring ournals ol the House of Representu-
xunniug north and south nt the end of j village in said territory a general land minimum price that portion so offered ' tlves aml ' "'rnals ot tlie ocnate. up
each mile and a half miles and the 1 ofuce for said territory and there shall ior sale and not sold shall be subject to
sections in each township shall be num.
liered from the north-east corner there-
of back and forward from one to thirty-
six. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted That
nil the fractional townships fractional
sections and fractional quarter sections
shall be surveyed; and in their proper
placesattached to the map or plot of
purvey of said territory a calculation
of all the fractional quarter sections
shall be made out by said Surveyor-
General and placed at the foot of said
map.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted That
it shall be the duty of surveyors employ
ed in the survey of said territory to
jilace posts at the corner of each and
every section with the number ofthe
section township and range marked
thereon nnd the surveyor shall also
mark the bearing trees with the num-
ber of sections range and township in
ivhich said trees are situated on the
s'de facing said corner posts; and said
and House of Representatives of the the benefits of the same to the .idvance-
Republu: of Texas in congrcs-j assem- tnent of the sciences and the promo-
bled Tli at the SecreNrv of State be J tmn of use'ul knowledge to he ri-i g-
authorized to have bou-vl in good or. gener.itmiis: which nistMution -hill h
accessible equally alike to all without
icgardto re'iginns tenets or politics
Sec. 3. Be ii further enacte I I'ha
every person who has or may horeaf-
ter pay ten dollars for the promotion m
Said institution other than as a subscri-
ber of scholars stiII ever af.erw.ird-?
be considered a meniSer and entitled
to (vote in all elections for Trustees
and shall himself be eligible to the uf
lice of Trustee.
Sec. "j. B3 it furthpr pnacted. That
to tho prerent ses-ion; and that the sum the Trustees of the Union .-nc.e.mv
of two thousand dollars or as much a J shall be elected annually bv me sun-
may be necessary is hereby appropria- scribe rs and continue i'n office until
ted for tlie payment ofthe same'. their successors bs duly elected and a
Sec. 2. Bo it further enacted That lep number than flvesh-j: not he a
at the commencement of the session of competent body for the t.-a.isacti.m of
rach Congress the cheif clerk of the business nor shall the whole number
IlOU.sU
cretary
the use ot each member of Congress;
and shall give a receipt to the secretary
of state for the number he receives;
and shall be accountable tor the return
of the saire to the department of state
at the close of the session under the
forfeiture of double the amount of cost
of printing and binding such book or
books so missing; winch amount shall
b- deducted from his account by the
Audi.or upon the report of the secreta-
. r rt Diuib iw tllill V. OUb IUIIUJ SJ.
apeuiieroi iue not:soi ii.irs.
DAVID G. RURVKT
Prcsid't o: ihe Senate'
Approved 4th Fehrrv. lM().
MiUABEAU B. IA1UK.
tiake rem us to lUe coiuijuesioncr ujs-'cmryb charged upeu u book kept!
ANT ACT
Tho better to define the line between
the counties of Au-tin and I'ort Bend
East of the Brn7. is.
Sec. 1. Be it onact"d by the Senate
and House of Representatives ot the
Republic of Texas in Congress ..sscn.s
uido inai me nrsi section ot hi. act
Sen. 3. Ri it fiirthnr mi.iciu.l Tl. i .: .r. c r - ... ..
" "- - ".". ... 1 ureuiiiiv iiiu coiiniv nr I'm! itnnn n. -.?
each member or Congress sliatliipon) amended as to tun in a s'raitit tin
receiving such books from said clerk or j -fro tu the cros-ing ol Btifiaio bayou 'io
the X E. curnor ol the kuui
ul
jrrl
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